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− | The Bonny | + | The Bonny Six was mentioned in the {{Kakaku1940_short}} compiled in October 1940, in two versions called "Bonny Six I" (¥79) and simply "Bonny Six" (¥89, perhaps a typo for "Bonny Six II), with no further details.<REF> {{Kakaku1940_short}}, type 4, sections 3 and 5A. </REF> It was advertised in 1941 and in February 1942 by [[Ōmiya|Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin]] together with the [[Bonny Four]], again with no detail.<REF> [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 reproduced in the [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera page] by Toshio Inamura, and advertisement published in ''Asahi Camera'' February 1942, visible in [http://xylocopal2.exblog.jp/5177408 this page of Xylocopal's photolog]. </REF> An advertisement published in the October 1942 issue of ''Shashin Bunka'' lists the Bonny Six I and II but shows no picture.<REF> Advertisement reproduced in {{Kokusan}}, p. 92. Other advertisements dated 1942 are listed in {{Kokusan}}, p. 341. </REF> The Bonny Six I and II were still mentioned in the {{Inquiry1943_short}}, listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.<REF> {{Inquiry1943_short}}, items 195–6. </REF> |
The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in {{McKeown}}.<REF> McKeown, p. 1021. </REF> | The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in {{McKeown}}.<REF> McKeown, p. 1021. </REF> | ||
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* [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= Thread about the Bonny Six] in the forum of the [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/ Shashinki no Mori website] (the attribution to Yamato is certainly a mistake) | * [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/taka_bbs/c-board.cgi?cmd=ntr;tree=99;id= Thread about the Bonny Six] in the forum of the [http://taka-platz.s40.xrea.com/ Shashinki no Mori website] (the attribution to Yamato is certainly a mistake) | ||
* [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 for the Bonny Four and Six (bottom part), reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura | * [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/b_camera/pigeon_41_l.jpg Advertisement] dated 1941 for the Bonny Four and Six (bottom part), reproduced in [http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~inasan99/camera/nostalgic_camera.html Nostalgic Camera], a page by Toshio Inamura | ||
+ | * Advertisement for the Bonny Four and Six published in ''Asahi Camera'' February 1942, visible in [http://xylocopal2.exblog.jp/5177408 this page about old camera magazines] of [http://xylocopal2.exblog.jp/ Xylocopal's photolog] |
Revision as of 11:42, 3 March 2007
The Bonny Six (ボニー・シックス) is a Japanese 6×6 folding camera. It was made by Yamasaki Seiki and distributed by Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin in the first half of the 1940s.[1]
Contents
Sources
The Bonny Six was mentioned in the Template:Kakaku1940 short compiled in October 1940, in two versions called "Bonny Six I" (¥79) and simply "Bonny Six" (¥89, perhaps a typo for "Bonny Six II), with no further details.[2] It was advertised in 1941 and in February 1942 by Ōmiya Shashin-yōhin together with the Bonny Four, again with no detail.[3] An advertisement published in the October 1942 issue of Shashin Bunka lists the Bonny Six I and II but shows no picture.[4] The Bonny Six I and II were still mentioned in the "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), listing the Japanese camera production as of April 1943.[5]
The only surviving example observed so far is the Bonny Six I pictured in McKeown.[6]
Description
The Bonny Six is a horizontal folder, copy of the Ikonta 6×6. It has a folding optical finder in the middle of the top plate, a body release, an advance key at the top left and strap lugs at both ends. The back is hinged to the right. The name BONNY SIX is embossed in the front leather.
The lens is a three-element Bonny Anastigmat 75/4.5 made by a company called Suzuki.[7] It is front-cell focusing.
The Bonny Six I has a shutter made by Hasegawa and giving T, B, 5–200 speeds.[8] The shutter of the Bonny Six II is said to give T, B, 1–200 speeds in the October 1942 advertisement and T, B, 1–250 speeds in the 1943 inquiry, and its maker is unknown.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Made by Yamasaki Seiki: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 195–6. McKeown, p. 1021, attributes the Bonny Six to Yamato Kōki Kōgyō but this is a mistake. This thread of the Shashinki no Mori forum says that the Bonny Six was made by a "Yamato Camera Co." founded around 1938 but this is certainly a mistake too.
- ↑ Template:Kakaku1940 short, type 4, sections 3 and 5A.
- ↑ Advertisement dated 1941 reproduced in the Nostalgic Camera page by Toshio Inamura, and advertisement published in Asahi Camera February 1942, visible in this page of Xylocopal's photolog.
- ↑ Advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92. Other advertisements dated 1942 are listed in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 341.
- ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), items 195–6.
- ↑ McKeown, p. 1021.
- ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), lens item Lc23. The name and aperture are confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92.
- ↑ "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-U-7. The speed range confirmed by the October 1942 advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92.
- ↑ T, B, 1–200: advertisement reproduced in Kokusan kamera no rekishi, p. 92. T, B, 1–250: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras"), shutter item 18-P-10.
Bibliography
- Asahi Camera (アサヒカメラ) editorial staff. Shōwa 10–40nen kōkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi (昭和10–40年広告にみる国産カメラの歴史, Japanese camera history as seen in advertisements, 1935–1965). Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha, 1994. ISBN 4-02-330312-7. Item 241.
- "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" (国産写真機ノ現状調査, Inquiry into Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of April 1943. Reproduced in Supuringu kamera de ikou: Zen 69 kishu no shōkai to tsukaikata (スプリングカメラでいこう: 全69機種の紹介と使い方, Let's try spring cameras: Presentation and use of 69 machines). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppan-sha, 2004. ISBN 4-87956-072-3. Pp.180–7. Items 195–6.
- Template:Kakaku1940
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 1021.
This camera is not listed in Sugiyama.
Links
In Japanese:
- Thread about the Bonny Six in the forum of the Shashinki no Mori website (the attribution to Yamato is certainly a mistake)
- Advertisement dated 1941 for the Bonny Four and Six (bottom part), reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page by Toshio Inamura
- Advertisement for the Bonny Four and Six published in Asahi Camera February 1942, visible in this page about old camera magazines of Xylocopal's photolog